RALEIGH COUNTY SCHOOLS PRE-K INFORMATION

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Raleigh County Pre-K Expo will be held on April 21st at the Raleigh County Convention Center from 9 AM - 1 PM. Families are encouraged to attend .

STAY TUNED!

2023-2024

Pre-K Enrollment and Kindergarten Registration will open on April 3rd!

All necessary information and forms will be posted to this page.

Pre K applications can be mailed to: 

Raleigh County Schools

Penny J. Lowery
Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education

105 Adair Street 
Beckley, WV 25801 

OR 

Pre-K applications can be placed in the brown drop box as you drive up to the RCS Board of Education at 105 Adair Street, Beckley or you may bring them to the 2023 RC Pre-K Expo on April 21st. (See image above.)

PLEASE PUT THE CHILD’S NAME ON THE DESIGNATED SPACE ON EACH PAGE OF THE PRE-K APPLICATION. 

You will be notified by the school when your child has been placed. At that time, you will be advised as to what documents are required for your child and when to bring them to the school.

Documents needed for kindergarten registration include:

  • Updated Immunization Record

  • Health Check Form from your health care provider completed in the last 12 months

  • Dental Check completed in the last 12 months

  • Birth Certificate from the state Vital Registration Office

  • Social Security Card

Required documents should NOT be submitted with the Pre-K Application. Teachers will contact you.

Children currently enrolled in Raleigh County Pre-K already have documents on file.

Contact:

For questions or more information.

Penny Jessup Lowery
Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
penelope.lowery@k12.wv.us
304-256-4500 ext. 3339

Registration Information

2022-2023

Red schoolhouse with bell.

PK Dates to Remember:

April 3: PK Registration Opens

April 20 and April 21: No School for PK Students

April 21: Raleigh County Pre-K Expo

April 24: Completed PK Applications Due

May 5: No school for PK students. PK/K Registration and Document Day

RALEIGH COUNTY SCHOOLS KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION

May 25th from 5 PM to 7 PM all incoming kindergarteners are invited to our first annual kindergarten transition event: Kindergarteners Under Construction. This event will be held at each home school. Parents are invited.

2023-2024 Kindergarten Application: Available April 3rd

Numbers: 1, 2, 3 and alphabet letters: A, B, C.

K Dates to

Remember:

Feb 10: ELRS Reports sent home.

April 24: Kindergarten Registration Forms Due

May 5: K Registration and Document Day

May 25: "Kindergarteners Under Construction" Transition Night 5-7 at the school where your child will attend K.

Contact:

For questions or information:

Penny Jessup Lowery
Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
penelope.lowery@k12.wv.us
304-256-4500 ext. 3339

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

To register for kindergarten, children must be 5 years old before July 1.


To register your child, you will need to complete the Kindergarten Registration Form and return it to your child’s home district school. 

OR
Mail to:

Penny J. Lowery
Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education

105 Adair Street 
Beckley, WV 25801 

All children must register for kindergarten at their home district school. This is the district where you reside. No documents will be collected at this time.  At a later date, parents will receive instruction from the school regarding drop off of documents.

Documents needed for kindergarten registration include:

  • Updated Immunization Record

  • Health Check Form from your health care provider completed in the last 12 months

  • Dental Check completed in the last 12 months

  • Birth Certificate from the state Vital Registration Office

  • Social Security Card

  • 2 Proofs of Residency

Pre-k children headed to school hand in hand.

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

-George Bernard Shaw